November 4, 2020 Written By: Sydney Wyatt Edited By: Emily Cartwright “Everyone can relate to stories.” – Chris Anderson, TED Talks Storytelling is …
September 15, 2020 Written by: Devan Murphy Edited by: Jennifer Baily Due to the pandemic, most of us are spending more time in …
September 8, 2020 Written by: Ellen Osborn Edited by: Ross Wohlgemuth Many of us leave home in order to attend college. It is …
August 4, 2020 Written by Jen Baily Edited by Anna Feitzinger Illustration by Sydney Wyatt As I sit with earplugs in my …
July 7, 2020 Written by: Hongyan Hao Edited by: Ellen Osborn All biology undergraduates learn the central dogma: DNA makes RNA and RNA …
June 1, 2020 Written by: Tess Gibson Edited by: Sharon Lee Viewers join one by one, and presentation time is about to …
May 7, 2020 Written by: Keith Fraga Edited by: Sydney Wyatt The California shelter-in-place order due to COVID-19 has been in effect for …
April 21, 2020 Written by: Sydney Wyatt Edited by: Jennifer Baily and Will Louie If you’re like me, you’ve probably been panic-refreshing …
April 2, 2020 Written by: Aiyana Emigh Edited by: Keith Fraga Note: Interwoven into this article are parts of an interview held …
March 19, 2020 Written By: Ellen Osborn Edited By: Jennifer Baily Considering the massive media fever surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak, it …
February 23, 2020 Written By: Ross Wohlgemuth Edited By: Sydney Wyatt In the plethora of dieting options out there, it can be …
January 17, 2020 Written By: Ellen Osborn Edited By: Emily Cartwright and Anna Feitzinger At any given moment, there are multiple, maybe …
January 16, 2020 Written By: Will Louie Edited By: Nina Sibonae Cueva It is flu season, so I hope you have all gotten your …
December 16, 2019 Written by: Emily Cartwright Edited by: Ellen Osborn As graduate students, we are taught to think critically …
December 16, 2019 Written by: Sydney Wyatt Edited by: Hongyan Hao How nutrigenomics and other genetic information contribute to personalized health in the …
November 6, 2019 Written by: Jennifer Baily Edited by: Sharon Lee Phase separation is the process by which one homogenous mixture separates …
September 24, 2019 Written By: Mikaela Louie Edited By: Keith Fraga Despite growing public awareness of its impacts, plastic use continues to …
September 24, 2019 Written By: Jennifer Baily Edited By: Emily Davis Trigger warning: references to suicide I was diagnosed with depression during …
August 23, 2019 Written by Keith Fraga Edited by Mikaela Louie Psychedelic drugs are often taboo in US culture particularly since their extensive …
July 14, 2019 Written by Aiyana Emigh Edited by Emily Cartwright What does it mean to ethically communicate your science? What are …
June 12, 2019 Author: Hongyan Hao Editor: Keith Fraga It has been more than 150 years since Gregor Mendel’s pea plant experiment …
May 2, 2019 Author: Sharon Lee Editor: Anna Feitzinger How often have you looked through the window and thought to yourself, “Oh, it’s …
April 2, 2019 Author: Aiyana Emigh Editor: Keith Fraga Earlier last month, the White House released the president’s FY2020 budget proposal. For …
March 14, 2019 Author: Sydney Wyatt Editor: Keith Fraga Human genetic modification strikes fear into many scientists and non-scientists alike. The recent claim …
February 12, 2019 Author: Anna Feitzinger Editor: Sharon Lee Undeniably, you have seen a flurry of little fruit flies whizzing around left out …
January 17, 2019 Author: Keith Fraga Editor: Sydney Wyatt Current political turmoil in the US and abroad fosters uncertainty in the support …
December 17, 2018 Saturday, November 3rd marked the 12th Annual Biology and Mathematics in the Bay Area Conference (BaMBA). BaMBA has developed into …
December 4, 2018 Author: Emily Cartwright Editor: Hongyan Hao As sequencing costs drop and more companies develop genomic testing for everything from …
October 29, 2018 Dr. Janet Iwasa from University of Utah gave a stellar keynote address on animating biology for the annual Molecular & …
October 2, 2018 Author: Anna Feitzinger Editors: Hongyan Hao, Sharon Lee, Keith Fraga At first glance, science and art may appear to be …
September 6, 2018 Author: Hongyan Hao Editors: Anna Feitzinger | Emily Cartwright, Keith Fraga, Jessica Huang, Sharon Lee, Yulong Liu, Linda Ma Long distance cargo transport …
August 9, 2018 Author: Jessica Huang Editors: Keith Fraga, Hongyan Hao, Sharon Lee I love eating cheese. If you set a block of cheese …
April 2, 2018 Author: Sharon Lee Edited by: Keith Fraga I remember the day I walked into her office for an interview. …
March 1, 2018 Author: Linda Ma Impostor syndrome has been experienced by most students and academics to some degree, but rarely openly addressed. It is something …
February 2, 2018 Contributing authors (alphabetical order): Emily Cartwright, Anna Feitzinger, Keith Fraga, Hongyan Hao, Jessica Huang, Sharon Lee, Linda Ma Congratulations, you’ve …